Creating a More Sustainable Elephant

Better Elephant gardeners have received praise for their ‘blooming beautiful’ efforts in a press release by Southwark contractors Veolia today.

The team were mentioned alongside the Pembroke Gardens community gardening project for having made creative use of the council’s old recycling boxes, which have now been replaced with a new design.

Better Elephant’s gardeners are leading an initiative to demonstrate the potential for sustainable local food production at the Elephant & Castle. The team include former Heygate residents the Uddin family, who also manage the nearby ‘Ivory Arch’ Indian restaurant. The project has involved researchers in urban agriculture from UCL (University College London) and is exploring the potential for local food sourcing to supply local demand.